Archive for July, 2009

China-based cyber attack hits Australia film festival site (Reuters)

Friday, July 31st, 2009

Reuters – A China-based cyber attack on Saturday shut down online bookings for a leading Australian film festival, days before a controversial visit by a leading critic of Beijing, organizers said.

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Comcast adds ESPNU to lineup, ESPN 360.com – Knoxville News Sentinel

Friday, July 31st, 2009

Comcast adds ESPNU to lineup, ESPN 360.comKnoxville News SentinelComcast announced Friday that it has added ESPNU and ESPN 360.com to its Knoxville area package. The announcement comes on the heels of a recent 15-year, …Comcast adds ESPNU to channel lineupThe News JournalComcast bolsters college, regional coverage in areaThe Patriot-News – PennLive.comESPNU added to York's Comcast lineupTMCnetThe Tennesseanall 7 news articles »

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Jury awards $675K in Boston music downloading case (AP)

Friday, July 31st, 2009

AP – A federal jury on Friday ordered a Boston University graduate student who admitted illegally downloading and sharing music online to pay $675,000 to four record labels.

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Yahoo Labs chief sees real-time search opportunity (Reuters)

Friday, July 31st, 2009

Reuters – Yahoo Inc is considering developing new real-time search capabilities, even as it outsources its existing Internet search technology to Microsoft Corp.

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EarthLink Inc. (ELNK) CFO Kevin M Dot… – GuruFocus.com

Friday, July 31st, 2009

EarthLink Inc. (ELNK) CFO Kevin M Dotts sells 181562 SharesGuruFocus.comCFO of EarthLink Inc. (ELNK) Kevin M Dotts sells 181562 shares of ELNK on 07/30/2009 at an average price of $8.3 a share. EarthLink provides a full range of …

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EarthLink Inc. (ELNK) CFO Kevin M Dotts sells 181562 Shares – GuruFocus.com

Friday, July 31st, 2009

EarthLink Inc. (ELNK) CFO Kevin M Dotts sells 181562 SharesGuruFocus.comCFO of EarthLink Inc. (ELNK) Kevin M Dotts sells 181562 shares of ELNK on 07/30/2009 at an average price of $8.3 a share. EarthLink provides a full range of …

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Net Neutrality Bill Calls on FCC to Babysit ISPs (PC Magazine)

Friday, July 31st, 2009

PC Magazine – Net neutrality took center stage again Friday when several House members introduced a bill intended to preserve the open nature of the Web by asking the Federal Communications Commission to keep a watchful eye on Internet service providers.

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Comcast to air high school football (WBIR-TV Knoxville)

Friday, July 31st, 2009

Comcast has set its lineup for ‘Game of the Week,’ with the exception of the last. In addition to being featured on the final week, the fan favorites will win a big-screen HDTV for their school.

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Comcast to air high school football – WBIR-TV

Friday, July 31st, 2009

Comcast to air high school footballWBIR-TVComcast has announced its schedule of high school football games for the 'Game of the Week' this season. All games are set, with the exception of the last. …

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Clear, Comcast boost WiMAX upload speeds – OregonLive.com

Friday, July 31st, 2009

Clear, Comcast boost WiMAX upload speedsOregonLive.comClear and Comcast said today they're boosting the top upload speeds of their WiMAX services from 500 kbps to 1 mbps. Most of us don't do a lot of …

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Firefox passes one billion downloads (AFP)

Friday, July 31st, 2009

AFP – Mozilla announced Friday that it had passed one billion downloads of Firefox, its Web browser that has gained popularity as a free alternative to Microsoft’s ubiquitous Internet Explorer.

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Comcast Launches 4G Internet Service in Atlanta – WXIA-TV

Friday, July 31st, 2009

Comcast Launches 4G Internet Service in AtlantaWXIA-TVComcast has launched 4G wireless Internet service in Atlanta. The service offers faster speeds than other mobile Internet providers. …

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Comcast Launches 4G Internet Service in Atlanta (WXIA-TV Atlanta)

Friday, July 31st, 2009

There is a new option for Internet users on the go. Comcast has launched 4G wireless Internet service in Atlanta.

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EBay working on alternative software for Skype (AP)

Friday, July 31st, 2009

AP – EBay Inc. is developing software it might use to continue running the online telecommunications service Skype if it cannot resolve a legal dispute with a separate company run by the service’s founders.

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Microhoo at Last and Lots of Security News (PC World)

Friday, July 31st, 2009

PC World – Well, we can all sleep a little easier now that Microsoft and Yahoo have finally announced details of the search deal they have worked on for months (and that has kept some of us on the edge, as tidbits of the story had an unsavory habit of breaking on weekends). All of the details, and then some, can be found by following the links in this week’s top entry.

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